The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02
NESVSLETS.
GENERAL.
January goth.

"lINLNhLs
january goth.
The brewers at Des Moines, Ia.,
have again closed their retail bars.
The longshoremen's strike is grow
ing in proportions and has now ex,
tended to nearly all the steamship
lines.
An order has been issued forbid
ding the expectation Of horses across
the German frontier in any dircc-
tion.
The Memphis (Tenn) National
Dank, with its capital stock Of $780,
600 all subscribed, was organized
last night.
A boiler explosion near Oil City,
Pa, in the Egypt oil district, yester-
day, demolished the boiler house and
killed two men.
The bill appropriating 100000
for the relief of the sufferers by the
drouth was passed in the Texas
Senate yesterday.
The people Of Corinth. Miss, are
elatcd over the discovery of what
appears to be black and white iron
ore, twelve miles distant.
Thomas @ Evans, of Nanticoke,
Pa., who was arrested last fall for
bribery at the Republican Conven-
tion. was convicted in the Criminal
Court at Wilkesbarre.
The striking operatives in Higgins
carpet factory at New York, are
said to have gained the victory over
their employers.H They returned to
work to-day in body.
Havemeyer Sugar Refining Com
pany's works on Commercial street,
Brooklyn, have been closed by want
coal, throwing large number Of
men out Of employment.
Postmaster Francis e. Sharp, of
Oconto, Wis, was lodged in jail at
Milwaukee last night, char. .ged with
having rifled a large number of reg
istered letters.
Calculations on the total yield of
the sugar crop Of. Cuba vary between
100000 and 100000 tons. There
is still fair demand for tobacco and
and cigars.
The boiler in the Harvey paper
mill at Wellsburg, w. Va. exploded
yesterday, killing John and Thomas
Nelson and severely injuring John
Parish.
Charles Taylor, aged eighteen,
formerly clerk in the post Office at
Columbus, Miss, has been arrested
in Nashville with $500 of stolen
money in his possession.
Between 500 and 500 hands en-.
ployed in Edison Electric Light
Works ut Harrison N. j., went on
a strike yesterday The cause of
the trouble was the discharge of one
Of the boys, who it was discovered
had broken about $50 of the glass
lamps stored in the building.
A hard case named Bud Cornish
went to the house Of a farmer, John
Green, near Sharpsville, Ky, and af.
ter a few words, shot and killed
Lulu Green, aged IS. The mother
attempted to save her daughter and
was also seriously wounded. Cor.
nish was arrested and Jailed at
Springfield.
Baltimore now has "trunk mys.
terry" A trunk received by Adams
Express from New York Sunday was
not called for, and, as it gave out
offensive oders it was opened and
found to contain the headless and
partially dismembered body of q
man. Some cards fonnd in the trunk.
bore the name ofa Brooklyn butcher.
At the annual meeting of the Wo.
mems Christian Temperance Union,
of Virginia, at Alexandria, yester.
day, a resolution was adopted ten.
dering thanks to Mrs. Frances Il.
Cleveland for the position she takes
in the chief circle Of the nation as q
total abstailer from all Intoxicating
drinks.
Fire was discovered about 6 clock
this morning in the wholesale gro.
cery store Of r. Il. Marsaile. & Co.,
one of the largest houses in the
Southwest. The flames spread rap.
idly to the adjoining business
blocks, entirely consuming three Of
the finest buildings in the city. The
total loss aggregates 100000, dis.
tributed as follows Marsaile, & Co.,
100000, insurance $4,000; Arm.
strong Bros, 100000; insurance
$4,000; s. B. Hopkins & Co.,
500, 900, insurance 100000.